Mets Minors Recap: Williams, Benge Propel Syracuse

Top prospects Jett Williams and Carson Benge showed why they were first-round picks Friday. Williams (14th pick, 2022) went 2-for-5 with his sixth Triple-A homer and a double, and Benge (19th pick, 2024) went 4-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs and a stolen base in Syracuse’s 8-1 victory over Lehigh Valley.

Triple-A

Syracuse Mets (76-72) 8, Lehigh Valley IronPigs (86-60) 1

Box Score

• 2B Jett Williams, 2-for-5, HR (6), 2B, 2 RBI (14) (.718 OPS)
• RF Carson Benge, 4-for-4, 3B, 2 RBI (11), SB (3), R (.555 OPS)
• LF Ryan Clifford, 1-for-5, 2B, R (.733 OPS)
• 1B Jared Young, 2-for-4, SB (8), R, BB (.964 OPS)
• CF Tyrone Taylor, 1-for-4, RBI (1) (.500 OPS)

Williams and Benge have followed similar paths this season. Williams, 21, hit .281/.390/.477 with 10 homers and 32 stolen bases in 96 games for Binghamton before he was promoted last month. He had scuffled in 31 games Syracuse entering Friday, slashing .202/.287/.387 with five homers and two steals.

Benge, 22, started the year at High-A Brooklyn (.897 OPS, 60 games) before posting a .978 OPS with eight homers in 32 games for Binghamton. In 21 games at Syracuse entering Friday, Benge was hitting .139/.225/.228 with two home runs.

Taylor saw his first action since being placed on the injured list with a left hamstring strain on Aug. 30. He played six innings in the field.

• RHP Luis Moreno (6.58 ERA) 4 1/3 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 3 K
• RHP Alex Carrillo (4.03 ERA) 1 2/3 IP, H, 3 K, W
• LHP Richard Lovelady (1.66 ERA) IP, K
• RHP Oliver Ortega (3.86 ERA) IP, H, ER
• RHP Ty Adcock (4.66 ERA) IP, K

Double-A

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (90-46) advanced to the Eastern League Championship Series by completing a two-game sweep of the Somerset Patriots on Thursday. Binghamton will host the two-time defending Eastern League champion Erie SeaWolves (Tigers affiliate) in Game 1 of the best-of-three ELCS on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET. Games 2 and 3 (if necessary) will be at Erie on Tuesday and Wednesday.

OF-2B A.J. Ewing (.315/.401/.429, three homers, 70 steals across three levels), OF Nick Morabito (.273/.348/.385, six homers, 49 steals for Binghamton) and 3B-1B Jacob Reimer (.282/.379/.491, 17 homers, 15 steals across two levels) will try to lead the Rumble Ponies to their first title since 2014.

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